Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager

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Zscaler

Compensation

$147,000 - $210,000/year

San Jose, California, USA

Hybrid

Posted February 17, 2026

Job Description

About Zscaler

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership and accountability.

We champion an “AI Forward, People First” philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate, empowering our people to embrace their potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Risk Management Principal to join our team. This is a hybrid role, going in to the San Jose, CA office 3 days a week. You'll be reporting to the Sr. Director, Enterprise Risk Management within the Security GRC department. You will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert, conducting sophisticated risk assessments and maintaining the strategic risk register to protect our global infrastructure. You'll bridge the gap between deep technical adversary tactics and high-level business impact to drive remediation across the enterprise.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Lead comprehensive cyber risk assessments using qualitative and quantitative methods, such as FAIR, to identify and articulate threats to business stakeholders
Build and maintain a dynamic cyber risk register, ensuring prioritized risks and mitigation strategies are tracked and socialized with executive leadership
Run the day-to-day operations for Security Policy Exceptions and Risk Acceptance processes to ensure compliance and balanced risk-taking
Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Security teams to embed risk management frameworks deeply into the enterprise risk lifecycle
Apply the MITRE ATT&CK framework to analyze adversary techniques and translate that intelligence into actionable enhancements for the organization’s security posture

Who You Are (Success Profile)

You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)